Hi Im looking for info on my great grandfather Giuseppe Bevilacqua. He was born around 1886. He immigrated to American around 1912 from Savelli, Italy which is in Calabria. I have his naturalization papers he filled out but never got a chance to send in. It says he came in through the port of Boston and it asked who he would be staying with and he replyed his brother in law, last name Sacco. So Giuseppe had a sister who married a Sacco in Mass. and I have no idea what her name is. Giuseppe ended up settling in West Virginia. I was told by my great uncle they used to go visit his sister Theresa in Norwood, WV who married a man with the last name Priest. My uncle also said they would visit a brother in law in Norwood, WV named John Rocco and a cousin in Wheeling, WV named Sam Bevilacqua. Also Giuseppe's parents names were Giovanni Bevilacqua & Domenica Talarico Bevilacqua.

Im also looking for info on my great grandparents Prospero Preservati & Angelina Perini Preservati. Prospero was born in Vigolzone, Italy & Angelina was born in Gropparello, Italy. They both resided in Framingham, Massachusetts after coming to America & had a number of children one of which being my grandfather Geno. I have found many Preservati's in America but I have searched for Preservati's in Italy several times & I cant find a single person with this last name. I have a strong feeling that when my great grandpa came to America thru Ellis Island that they screwed up the spelling of his last name. Also looking for more info on the Perini's, all I know is that my great grandma came to America thru Ellis Island with her sister Adelaide. Any info on the Bevilacqua's/Preservati's/Perini"s/Talarioco's wold be greatly appreciated

Looked in the surnname directory no luck on Preservati no luck but did have a couple hits on Perservati. Do you have Prospero Italian birth record from Vigolzone Italy
Marty
Prospero PRESERVATI
Birth Date: 15 Apr 1882
Death Date: May 1968
Social Security Number:xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Massachusetts

Hi Im looking for info on my great grandfather Giuseppe Bevilacqua. He was born around 1886. He immigrated to American around 1912 from Savelli, Italy which is in Calabria. I have his naturalization papers he filled out but never got a chance to send in. It says he came in through the port of Boston and it asked who he would be staying with and he replyed his brother in law, last name Sacco. So Giuseppe had a sister who married a Sacco in Mass. and I have no idea what her name is. Giuseppe ended up settling in West Virginia. I was told by my great uncle they used to go visit his sister Theresa in Norwood, WV who married a man with the last name Priest. My uncle also said they would visit a brother in law in Norwood, WV named John Rocco and a cousin in Wheeling, WV named Sam Bevilacqua. Also Giuseppe's parents names were Giovanni Bevilacqua & Domenica Talarico Bevilacqua.

I believe that is your ancestor...
in 1930 census, the wife name is Rita and not Filomena:
1930 United States Federal Census about Joe Bevilacks
Name: Joe Bevilacks
Home in 1930: Court House, Taylor, West Virginia
View Map

Maybe the cousin Sam Bevilacqua could be this Saverio Bevilacqua also settled in WV:
First Name: Savorip
Last Name: Bevilacqua
Ethnicity: Italian SO
Last Place of Residence: Savelli
Date of Arrival: Jan 25, 1920
Age at Arrival: 39y Gender: M Marital Status: M
Ship of Travel: Duca d'Aosta
Port of Departure: Napoli
Manifest Line Number: 0003

Here a John Rocco/a born in Savelli and resident in WV:
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
about John Rocca
Name: John Rocca
County: Harrison
State: West Virginia
Birthplace: Italy
Birth Date: 21 Jul 1896 ( *I believe no right the birth year on WWI draft registration card, or maybe no right in marriage record)
FHL Roll Number: 1992486
DraftBoard: 2
single at this time, father Frank Rocca in Savelli
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/9539/johnrocca.jpg *I believe no right the birth year because I found

adelfio wrote:Looked in the surnname directory no luck on Preservati no luck but did have a couple hits on Perservati. Do you have Prospero Italian birth record from Vigolzone ItalyMartyProspero PRESERVATI Birth Date: 15 Apr 1882 Death Date: May 1968 Social Security Number:xxxxxxxxxxxxxx State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Massachusetts

Thanks for your response! No I do not have the birth record. I would write a letter requesting this info fromthe townof Vigolzone but like I said im convinced that not the spelling of his last name. I wonder if they could still help me anyway? If they have the first name and birth date?

Hi Im looking for info on my great grandfather Giuseppe Bevilacqua. He was born around 1886. He immigrated to American around 1912 from Savelli, Italy which is in Calabria. I have his naturalization papers he filled out but never got a chance to send in. It says he came in through the port of Boston and it asked who he would be staying with and he replyed his brother in law, last name Sacco. So Giuseppe had a sister who married a Sacco in Mass. and I have no idea what her name is. Giuseppe ended up settling in West Virginia. I was told by my great uncle they used to go visit his sister Theresa in Norwood, WV who married a man with the last name Priest. My uncle also said they would visit a brother in law in Norwood, WV named John Rocco and a cousin in Wheeling, WV named Sam Bevilacqua. Also Giuseppe's parents names were Giovanni Bevilacqua & Domenica Talarico Bevilacqua.

I believe that is your ancestor... in 1930 census, the wife name is Rita and not Filomena:1930 United States Federal Census about Joe Bevilacks Name: Joe BevilacksHome in 1930: Court House, Taylor, West VirginiaView Map

Yes this is him. Family secret is that my grandpa had a wife in Italy & when he came to America he met my great grandma Retta & they got married. I know the wifes name in Italy was filomena and its ironic b/c Retta and Giuseppe name one of their children Philomena. Rose as they spelled it Bevilacks, lol, is my grandma. I wonder if Nicola is the Sacco brother n law?

suanj wrote:Here a John Rocco/a born in Savelli and resident in WV:World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 about John Rocca Name: John Rocca County: Harrison State: West Virginia Birthplace: Italy Birth Date: 21 Jul 1896 ( *I believe no right the birth year on WWI draft registration card, or maybe no right in marriage record)FHL Roll Number: 1992486 DraftBoard: 2 single at this time, father Frank Rocca in Savellihttp://img402.imageshack.us/img402/9539/johnrocca.jpg *I believe no right the birth year because I found

This John Rocca is very interesting. The only problem is the brides last name should be Bevilacqua, unless like it says grooms status divorced & he remarried my great aunt? Where did you find this info from?Collection: West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932

Omg that is so awesome, thank you for finding this info for me. Now if I can research & find if he was a cousin thru Giuseppe's mother or father. I can also try to find Rocca's living in WV today & then maybe I can gather more info, thank u!

For the Prospero PRESERVATI Birth Date: 15 Apr 1882 there is a film from FHL on Comune di Vigolzone you could go through it and see if Prospero was born there and the name spelling.
Birth Marriage and Death records 1876-1894
Nati, matrimoni, morti 1876 (cont.)-1894 VAULT INTL Film
1801014
Registri dello stato civile di Vigolzone (Piacenza), 1806-1929
Authors Vigolzone (Piacenza). Ufficio dello stato civile
Marty

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